diff --git a/src/nimble.nim b/src/nimble.nim
index 55a0b09..e1f9ccc 100644
--- a/src/nimble.nim
+++ b/src/nimble.nim
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ proc processDeps(pkginfo: PackageInfo, options: Options): seq[string] =
           "dependencies for $1@$2" % [pkginfo.name, pkginfo.specialVersion],
           priority = HighPriority)
 
-  let pkglist = getInstalledPkgsMin(options.getPkgsDir(), options)
+  var pkgList = getInstalledPkgsMin(options.getPkgsDir(), options)
   var reverseDeps: seq[tuple[name, version: string]] = @[]
   for dep in pkginfo.requires:
     if dep.name == "nimrod" or dep.name == "nim":
@@ -255,6 +255,9 @@ proc processDeps(pkginfo: PackageInfo, options: Options): seq[string] =
         result.add(paths)
 
         pkg = installedPkg # For addRevDep
+
+        # This package has been installed so we add it to our pkgList.
+        pkgList.add((pkg, readMetaData(pkg.getRealDir())))
       else:
         display("Info:", "Dependency on $1 already satisfied" % $dep,
                 priority = HighPriority)
@@ -441,9 +444,10 @@ proc installFromDir(dir: string, requestedVer: VersionRange, options: Options,
     filesInstalled.incl copyFileD(file, dest)
 
   # Copy the .nimble file.
-  let dest = changeRoot(pkgInfo.mypath.splitFile.dir, pkgDestDir,
-                        pkgInfo.mypath)
-  filesInstalled.incl copyFileD(pkgInfo.mypath, dest)
+  let dest = changeRoot(pkgInfo.myPath.splitFile.dir, pkgDestDir,
+                        pkgInfo.myPath)
+  filesInstalled.incl copyFileD(pkgInfo.myPath, dest)
+  pkgInfo.myPath = dest
 
   var binariesInstalled = initSet[string]()
   if pkgInfo.bin.len > 0:
@@ -518,6 +522,7 @@ proc installFromDir(dir: string, requestedVer: VersionRange, options: Options,
   # Return the paths to the dependencies of this package.
   result.paths.add pkgDestDir
   result.pkg = pkgInfo
+  result.pkg.isInstalled = true
 
   display("Success:", pkgInfo.name & " installed successfully.",
           Success, HighPriority)
diff --git a/src/nimblepkg/version.nim b/src/nimblepkg/version.nim
index b4d42f5..0a70c88 100644
--- a/src/nimblepkg/version.nim
+++ b/src/nimblepkg/version.nim
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ proc isSpecial*(ver: Version): bool =
 proc `<`*(ver: Version, ver2: Version): bool =
   # Handling for special versions such as "#head" or "#branch".
   if ver.isSpecial or ver2.isSpecial:
-    return false
+    # TODO: This may need to be reverted. See #311.
+    return ($ver2).normalize == "#head" and ($ver).normalize != "#head"
 
   # Handling for normal versions such as "0.1.0" or "1.0".
   var sVer = string(ver).split('.')
@@ -103,32 +104,23 @@ proc `==`*(range1: VersionRange, range2: VersionRange): bool =
   of verAny: true
 
 proc withinRange*(ver: Version, ran: VersionRange): bool =
-  if ver.isSpecial:
-    case ran.kind
-    of verLater, verEarlier, verEqLater, verEqEarlier, verEq, verIntersect:
-      return false
-    of verSpecial:
-      return ver == ran.spe
-    of verAny:
-      return true
-  else:
-    case ran.kind
-    of verLater:
-      return ver > ran.ver
-    of verEarlier:
-      return ver < ran.ver
-    of verEqLater:
-      return ver >= ran.ver
-    of verEqEarlier:
-      return ver <= ran.ver
-    of verEq:
-      return ver == ran.ver
-    of verSpecial:
-      return false
-    of verIntersect:
-      return withinRange(ver, ran.verILeft) and withinRange(ver, ran.verIRight)
-    of verAny:
-      return true
+  case ran.kind
+  of verLater:
+    return ver > ran.ver
+  of verEarlier:
+    return ver < ran.ver
+  of verEqLater:
+    return ver >= ran.ver
+  of verEqEarlier:
+    return ver <= ran.ver
+  of verEq:
+    return ver == ran.ver
+  of verSpecial:
+    return ver == ran.spe
+  of verIntersect:
+    return withinRange(ver, ran.verILeft) and withinRange(ver, ran.verIRight)
+  of verAny:
+    return true
 
 proc contains*(ran: VersionRange, ver: Version): bool =
   return withinRange(ver, ran)
@@ -342,9 +334,10 @@ when isMainModule:
 
   doAssert newVersion("#head") in parseVersionRange("#head")
 
-  # TODO: It may be worth changing this in the future, although we can't be
-  # certain that #head is in fact newer than v0.1.0.
-  doAssert(not(newVersion("#head") > newVersion("0.1.0")))
+  # We assume that #head > 0.1.0, in practice this shouldn't be a problem.
+  doAssert(newVersion("#head") > newVersion("0.1.0"))
+  doAssert(not(newVersion("#head") > newVersion("#head")))
+  doAssert(withinRange(newVersion("#head"), parseVersionRange(">= 0.5.0")))
 
   # An empty version range should give verAny
   doAssert parseVersionRange("").kind == verAny
diff --git a/tests/tester.nim b/tests/tester.nim
index 78df424..007572f 100644
--- a/tests/tester.nim
+++ b/tests/tester.nim
@@ -42,6 +42,12 @@ proc inLines(lines: seq[string], line: string): bool =
   for i in lines:
     if line.normalize in i.normalize: return true
 
+test "picks #head when looking for packages":
+  cd "versionClashes" / "aporiaScenario":
+    check execNimble("install", "-y", "--verbose").exitCode == QuitSuccess
+    check execNimble("remove", "aporiascenario", "-y").exitCode == QuitSuccess
+    check execNimble("remove", "packagea", "-y").exitCode == QuitSuccess
+
 test "can distinguish package reading in nimbleDir vs. other dirs (#304)":
   cd "issue304" / "package-test":
     check execNimble("tasks").exitCode == QuitSuccess